Leg Cramps: 7 Causes and 7 Cures
Leg cramps can be caused by several things, from the common and easily fixed at home, to the rare and dangerous, that you need your doctors help with. This video explains the most common causes of muscle cramps, especially in the legs, what causes them, and what you can do to address them.
Just because you have leg cramps doesn't mean you need to take a prescription medication, or even an over the counter supplement, it can often mean you are not getting the proper minerals in your diet, and this is fixable. Use this knowledge to help yourself and your family and friends. Muscle cramps suck, but you can fix them.
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I am 64 , female and have terrible throbbing pain in my right calf every night as soon as I lie down, I use a heating pad which helps but what could it be? I am on zero medication but when I eat salt I swell in my face an legs.
@@pamelamcfadden337 what meds , supplements, do u take? Makeup? Hair shampoo? All items starting with air u breathe. EI / Environmental Illness is pandemic. Keep away from synthetics. Ur stockings, socks... I'm a bit older , but not much.
How about a strained soleus muscle that tore, 2nd degree, due to an old scar there.
I take lithium carbonate, which can cause electrolyte disturbances, and I had trouble with muscle cramps when I first started it. I also found out that I was lactose intolerant around the same time, and my sodium and potassium were low, so, my doctor recommended drinking three servings of almond milk every day, as almonds are naturally really rich in sodium and potassium, as well as calcium. Lo and behold my leg cramps disappeared.
KenDBerryMD OMG! The Keto Chow electrolytes has made a critical difference for me. I was taking 2 1/2 t. Redmond’s Real salt/day and Mag citrate 200 mg/day and it helped with headaches and jaw tension, but one day on the electrolyte supplement it was incredible. Thank you, thank you!
I would have daily body cramps and uncontrolled muscle twitches, but the worst were the upper inner thigh leg cramps. They were so painful that even after they subsided the muscle would feel weak and sore for a few days after. I couldnt exercise or do normal movements without cramping. Doctors checked all my vitamin levels and they were all normal. This was disappointing because I was hoping I had a mineral deficiency but test results showed all mineral levels were good. Dr. said I had "restless leg" and prescribed medication. He didnt really explain why I was having whole body cramps and not just legs altho legs were the worst. The prescription did nothing!!. One day while during a work meeting I had a trademark upper thigh cramp and had to get up in front of everyone and walk back and forth in the room in pain until cramp finally subsided. I was beyond embarrassed but was hurting to bad to care. One of my coworkers showed great compassion and told me something that has changed my life!. She told me to drink 1 to 2 tablespoons of raw unfiltered apple cider vinger with the mother diluted in 6 to 8 oz of water when I get up in the morning and the same thing an hour before bed. I smiled dismissively but got to thinking ive tried everything else. I did research on apple cider vinger with the mothers and decided to try it. I have been taking it for a month and have not had a SINGLE cramp at all since!!. Im not trying to sell anybody anything im just sharing what has brought me relief.
Thank you! I forgot about ACV. I used to drink a little in the morning and, because of your post, I remembered I never had body or leg cramps and even lost a lot of weight. Thanks again! I'm really sorry for what you went through and pray you're doing ok now. 🙏🙏🙏
Well, WN, as I lived and breath, I learned something new today, from your apple cider vinegar post. Thanks for the leg cramp advice. Blessings to you and a thumps up.
Interesting I have the same exact issue, I have such a hard time drinking the acv I’ll give it another try lol
I have the same inner thigh cramps. No one can understand how bad they are until they have one. I use powder magnesium in warm water when I feel one coming on. 2 heaping tsps in approximately 1/2 cup water followed by at least a full cup of water.
@rider my husband has noticed that I have more cramps over all in hot weather! So thank you for the coconut water idea.
A doctor actually trying to help people. What a concept! Thanks doc, I will be watching regularly
Yes , He wants to help us and for free , that is amazing !
Bless him
His statements about salt and satins are certainly swimming upstream against common medical opinion
@@lillgravatt7403 This meds can also do damage to the memory !!!
@@RStark-ek7mh Consider this:. "big tech" is not Gag-all -- it's a group of corporations. "Pharmaceuticals" are corporations. "Govts" are corporations. All are permitted to 'legally' do unconstitutional things , evidently, by the so-called elite, who conceived of and control such subject's "systems" of operations. (To be accurate ... sadly) If more folks Researched/Read more, after shutting off the tv 'Programs' (which those same folks conceived of and control) -- they'd learn what's actually been going on, by whom, and why. BUT, the others, who still absorb the Programs regularly would only respond with the programmed bully term, 'theorists' ... sadly. That's why we ALL (we the people) have been, and are screwed ... sadly.
A doctor who encourages people to figure out what's going on with their health...amazing!!😍
Almost unheard of.
Not on board with a bunch of medicine either..🐦
Dr. Berry, l know that you are a strong believer in the no carb, Carnivore diet. But my concern is that the brain needs carbs in order to function & produce DOPAMINE. Without this fuel, the brain cannot function! A member of my family decided to loose some weight, so she restricted her carbs for 2 yrs. She developed PARKINSON DISEASE!! Even tho we put her on the synthetic DOPAMINE, L-DOPA, she quickly deteriorated & died. This is a MAJOR red flag for this Carnivore, NO CARB diet!!....
I had really terrible leg cramps at night for years but now that I am eating Celtic Sea salt-I put about the size of 3 sesame seeds on my tongue, eat it and then drink water. (Do not put the salt inside your water glass) I also use Celtic Sea salt on my food too. See Barbara O'Neills video Salt & Water to see why eating the salt like that works so well and what it actually does with magnesium and potassium in your body. THANK YOU SO MUCH DR. KEN BERRY-I can't wait to watch more of your videos!
Me too❤
talking to a doctor about these things is a great idea, but in my experience, most will dismiss patients who go to them with specific concerns and possible tests they need. If the doctor thinks it is their idea, then it's ok. But when it comes from the patient, it is automatically wrong.
Thats when it time to go new Doctor shopping.
Agreed. My doctor moved out of town this year but I had gone to him for several years and although we would laugh and joke and talk about family, etc, there were times were medically I feel like he just brushed me off or basically used the "wait long enough and it will go away" method. He would do blood work and tell me that everything looks good. I understand he may be hamstrung by insurance and the medical group he's a part of as well but as a patient I sometimes wonder if my body is sending out signals that are being ignored.
My doctor is open to suggestions. It is just one reason I love him. I actually was telling him about a friend taking something, and he asked me what it was…maybe it would be helpful! You can see what I mean.
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True he said was wear and tear didn't even look or ask any questions
I see there are 1k of thumbs down, they must be the people who have been lied to all their lives and still believe salt is bad.
The must be big pharma!
to much salt is bad dork
@@onlythewise1 correct, I'm assuming these people have heart problems.
@@MrDeano-eu9rg ha ha ok you smarter than average person
Drug co employees / bigwigs / investors
I was lucky to meet a physical therapist who when I told him of my occasional "jump out of bed with extreme crippling calf or thigh cramps" instantly gave me a solution that I was very skeptical about. Two nights ago the cramps attacked both of my legs and I just barely was able ro get out of bed and walk. I kept two 12 ounce glasses of water in my room, drank them and Incredibly in less than 10 minutes, the cramps went away but not the memory of the excruciating pain. I'm not a skeptic anymore.
I try not to drink much water at night so I don't need to go to the bathroom to pee, I might need to increase my night water to avoid the cramsp which are very nasty.
@@MariaPerez-hl4js no water for me. Pee way too much. Apple cider vinegar is best I heard, I ordered some online.
Try it. Keep yellow mustard by the bedside. Take a tbsp.boom Charley horse gone. Worked for me.💪
@@Bellathebear777 I don't need the extra sodium though in mustard and I get mine many times throughout the night
Try watered-down apple cider vinegar. Also helps to speed very slow metabolism.
I am just now seeing this and I have finally figured out how to help my leg cramps. I am a hairdresser who stands most all day, I started using compression socks and drinking plenty of water, I also use liquid IV packs in summer time mixed in my water. I am 58 and do not take any kind of medication, I am beyond blessed to have my health.
Good for you 👏👏👏
Standing all day is very tough...but I think the sitting all day is pretty bad too...My muscles are so weak & I'm suffering from leg cramps a least once a week. It is very scary because of the pain.
61 year old hairstylist, good advice. I would add custom insoles from a Physical Therapist or Dr. for your shoes help too.
@@harmoni4499 try yellow mustard, right when you get the cramp. I keep packets by the bed. Kinda of a pain to get them open when the cramp hits, but it has worked for many..💪
The mustard did not work for me. I bought compression calf sleeves instead of the Sox so I can wear them in bed. Sox are too hot. Seems to be helping. I also take magnesium, salt and potassium. I get the restless leg syndrome also. Cramps and the leg syndrome are horrible.
This man is an "absolute genius" and has a wealth of honest information.
cause your one to .lol
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@@brendasamson2885 I took that and was in great pain after 4 days.
Statins had me crying with leg cramps . . Stopped stains, stopped pain
I began to get severe muscle spasms in my thighs twenty five years ago. They left me bruised and with residual pain for about three days after the episode. If I was walking I would be stopped in my tracks. The spasm could last up to half an hour. I told my doctor and he put me on quinine. It saved my life. But then I was told they could cause heart problems. I could not give them up because of my terror of the cramps. I started taking them every three days and kept tonic water on hand. As I got older the cramps became bored with just being in my thighs and started attacking me across my chest, they would contort my feet and just to be sure that I couldn’t relax I started getting claudication in the back of my upper leg when I tried to go for a walk. It usually happened going up a hill. I learned in have severe spinal stenosis. The neurologist seems very reluctant to operate as the space in my spinal column is 4cm. I cannot live with this kind of pain much longer. It is relentless!
I need to get my husband off of then…🥺
Excellent and helpful explanation of leg cramps and their causes. Nice to hear a doctor speak above the side effects of various drugs, whilst others tend to push them on their patients.
One of the reasons I like you and your videos is because your information is subject to be shut down because Big Pharma hates it when anyone tells the people about natural choices.
Free advice from a legit Doctor without beating around the bush. Bravo! Thanks!
What a breathe of fresh air Dr. Ken is!!! How unusual it is to see a doctor who is not totally invested into the medical industry.
He should be the new standard of physicians.
Yes, I agree with that!!!
Praise the Lord 🙏
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Sertraline gave me the worst ever leg cramps, I was on the lowest dose for six weeks but I started having cramps the most painful cramps that would take a long time to go away...Thank you so much for the great lesson on leg cramps and ways to improve electrolyte intake and keep an eye on what is going on and be checked...
You are truly a Dr who cares and not afraid to tell it
Lies my doctor told me. What a hoot. I'm 80, so I've heard a few. Probably more often I've been told 'I DON'T KNOW'. It takes a lot to get me to see a doctor,and to be told I don't know when I need help is a big let-down. Thank heaven for the internet and also for you, Ken Berry. Blessings to you and yours. I used to get foot cramps. Now, it's leg cramps since I had severe sciatica 5 yrs ago. Half my RT foot and calf is still numb. I haven't seen a doctor for five years and take no drugs. Gotcha on the night cramps.
@@alyb8058 Thank you for your advice. Great talk. I don't knowingly get sciatica now, but the numbness remains in leg and foot. I'm going to try the massage and B2. Many blessings, Aly B.
B1 might also help, if b2 doesnt work.
wouldn't a multi B take care of all.
1. Not getting enough salt (1:15) 2. Electrolytes and arachidonic acid (2:40) 3. Temporary over-exertion (4:49) 4. Medications (5:48) 5. Blood clot (9:35) 6. Blockage in the artery (10:38) 7. Cancer (12:20)
FakeDoc 8. Autoimmune Diseases (12:52) 9. Cirrhosis of the liver/liver disease (13:00) 10. Lumbar Stenosis (13:20)
Thank you!
@@itiswhatitis2671 You're right, thanks!
@@nick_no1 You're welcome Nick :)
8 : Autoimmune disease: Thyroid disease ( hashimotos) - very common gives cramps if not medicated correctly/ enough
I'm so grateful that you have addressed leg cramps, Dr. Berry. I had taken Cipro time after time, and hated the side effects. I asked a prescribing doctor if she thought it was a good medicine, and she said Yes. Then I asked her what she meant by a good medicine. She said it did what it was supposed to do, and she laughed. No knowledge, no concern that my legs were being tortured. Years later, now, I still have Charlie horses so bad, I have actually called 911 over this. To be fair, I am also a type 2 diabetic. But I am convinced that the Ciprofloxacin is huge in my suffering. Because the pain comes at night... sometimes I do not go to bed. I sleep with a couple of bars of high magnesium soap at the foot of the bed between the sheets. I do not tuck in the sheets or blankets. I cannot have my weighted blanket cover my feet while I am in bed. I have a footstool under my legs and feet when I am at my desk. And yes, I do sip dill pickle juice at times. These tips I learned from qualified medical personnel, and they do help me. For anyone reading this, I hope my experiences can help you. Again: Thank You, Dr. Berry !
My experience has also been that if you are looking for help for just about any medical condition, don't go to your allopathic doctor. It is true, their knowledge, or lack of, and their lack of concern is profound. Chiropractors and Naturopaths are best.
Hope you get the courage to drop the diabetes... Build muscle with heavier strength training daily, and heal your gut with real foods straight from the garden & ones that had legs. Time restricted eating, no more than 2 meals a day. More water, no sleep deprivation. Get your gut microbiome healthy😊
I was given ciproflaxin for travellers Diarhhoea. It's an antibiotic. Why for cramps?
Thank you for walking me through my keto program. You taught me a lot.
Thanks for this video. When you mentioned cramps could be caused by blood clots, I got concerned. I've been having weird cramping issues for months. I went to the ER and was admitted with a DVT, PE, and was severely anemic. I just got home and still have a long recovery ahead of me, but wanted to take a moment and THANK YOU!!
So glad you found out and were alerted. And glad you are on the mend.
Glad you caught it before calamity hit!
You lucked out finding a competent doctor at the ER. The majority of MDs are incompetent or they ignore the test results and lie and say they can't find anything or everything is "normal" and pass the buck by telling you to follow up with your blah blah blah because they know your regular doctor will just refer to another corrupt doctor during the day and if it's at night just refer you right back to the ER. The old ping pong game. It's how the corrupt jackasses keep the money pipeline flowing. Better count your blessings that you found a doctor that actually did what was in the best interest of the patient which is a rarity in the united states. I wish you a Godspeed.
I have cramps for so many years thanks for your information
In 2015 I had the same exact thing as you. Blood clot in my leg and both lungs also I was so anemic when admitted to the hospital that I almost needed a blood transfusion. It turns out the anemia was caused by a severe gluten allergy. No gluten since iron levels are normal every time
I have been suffering from leg cramps now for the past 34 years. Ever since I was 18 years old. Thank you for the info provided will check out all of this.
Did you get your leg cramps resolved?
I started experiencing leg cramps and found that a Calcium-Magnesium supplement fixed it right away. Thank you Dr. Berry.
What is the name of the supplement that you found? Thank you.
@@brucecodding3415 I highly recommend Andrew Lessman Vitamins and supplements. He has a website and sells them on HSN, with monthly savings. Been using them for 12 yrs.
careful taking calcium I wouldn't even take it at all. Just take D3/K2 to make sure whatever calcium you eat goes to your bones and teeth and not your arteries!!
the magnesium is the real helper for cramping. but the root cause is high blood sugar. if you do keto all that will clear up
A leg cramp gave me the worst pain in my life. Thanks to these recommendationns, no more cramps. I think adding salt back in my diet helped the most. THANK YOU
Thank you Dr. Berry for providing such a wonderful public service. I learned so many important health information. God's blessings to you.
I was given statins in my 70's for high cholesterol. In a few months, my legs would ache with extreme fatigue as I walked. In time, I could only walk about 30 steps before I had to stop and rest. This went on for several Dr. prescribed years. I had gained 55 lbs, too. Against Dr's orders, I stopped taking the statin. It took a few months, but I began being able to walk without extreme leg fatigue again. In following months, I had lost that 55 lbs the statin had put on me.
Hi David, I can relate to this, same with me, I stopped the statins and just carried on with potassium tablets and my quinine, will never use. Statins again, glad ur feeling better, stay safe and well Maureen
Same here, I refuse to take statins, because every time I was talked or should I say scared into taking them I'd end up being in excruciating pain, and it took sometimes a year to get better. I took turmeric everyday any after 3 months my cholesterol came down unbelievably. My doctor told me to keep doing what I was doing 🙃
I also stopped statin drugs due to leg and foot cramps and restless leg syndrome. Still get restless legs some but the rest went away.
I always call Doctors, "Drug dealers in white coats" the drug companies are trying to get the whole World on medication. Peace be unto you.
Oh man, I have major lower back pain, it feels like bone on bone and my leg cramps are insane! Thank you for the heads up. I greatly appreciate it!
Start taking omega-3 cod liver with breakfast, take vitamin D3 regularly, Drink moringa tea, one cup daily, and do vick massage on your feet before going to sleep, you can do all these research by yourself, you will be relieved from pain by taking this, inshallah.
Same here.
I normally get muscle cramps in legs when im dehydrated. Thank you for your daily bright ideas and info. Much appreciated.
Do any kind of B/P med can cause leg cramps? I am Sally.from Colaumbia SC I suffer from leg pain and cramping every night. I had all the test above and all negative I do have severe arthritis in my knees bone on bone.i thank you for all the knowledge you give. Seem like Dr.are too.busy now.
This is my problem and usually it attacks me during night while I'm sleeping
Me too
drink water plenty
Watch out because my B12 is low and I was getting cramps in my legs I'm dizzy and my memory in cold feet and hands
@@candy-gn9mf Thanks for the tip! 😊
Magnesium and calcium balance.... Your body lays down magnesium at 11pm...
When I stopped taking Aleve for pain, the nightly leg cramps stopped. 👏🏼👏🏼
Aleve=Napronxen. My doctor tore a strip off me for taking it.
Pain killers kill the kidneys.
Thanks for your advice this is so helpful, I found not eating wheat and dairy eliminated restless legs and migraines it might be helpful for someone.
I have congestive heart failure and after surviving a widow maker, double bypass I took my cardiologist advice very seriously. Will adjust my near zero salt intake first. If that doesn't do I will work my way down the list. Statins will go immediately too. Thank you very much. Will update you on my results. Subbed and turned on notifications.
Two weeks ago I started adding the pink Himalayan sea salt to my water every morning. Since then my foot cramps and leg cramps have lessened. I am slowly adding more salt plus Nascent iodine to my water. I am so glad the cramps are leaving me alone. I also added electrolyte drops that I ordered from Amazon. Thanks for this video.
Dr Berry, I wish all doctors were like you. Thank you for making and posting the above.
I used to get leg cramps at night. These went away when I did two things: 1) I now take a daily magnesium supplement; and 2) On the rare occasions I feel the tell-tale signs of tightening, I immediately flex my foot to lengthen the muscle. I then stand and walk for a few minutes. Really have not had any problems since then.
What type of magnesium please ...top of my legs
I am taking magnesium bisglycinate 200mg once a day.
@bobbiebernardo7585 I just started taking a low dose of this, does it really help with cramps? I pray it will with me!
@@suziepeck5717 I can't say that's what helped me, but I was told to take it by a Naturopath and it's been years since I suffered leg cramps. At their worst, it would happen every few weeks. I don't take a huge amount, still just one pill a day. I think keeping your calf muscle lengthened is also important, esp if you wear heels.
Saddle PE survivor here. All of my pulmonologist's partners stopped to see me when I was in the hospital just to see the person who survived what should have been a very fatal PE. I had a right leg absolutely full of clots with not even an ounce of pain or swelling, and a huge one broke free and went to my lungs. Other than being a little more tired than usual, I had no symptoms until I passed out and woke up laying in my kitchen floor, covered in sweat and gasping for breath. I was 39 at the time, and they still have no explanation for why I was clotting other than possibly a genetic blood cancer that my grandmother had; thus I'll probably be on blood thinner for the rest of my life. Moral of the story is blood clots don't always hurt. If you feel weird, get checked.
Were you on birth control pills at the time.
Me too! Submassive saddle PE. Cause for me was more obvious (should have been on thinners to prevent it..) ..however, I made it to hospital unaided, in part for a regular appointment, then could not cope with with reception.. really struggling. 2nd day an excited junior came in to show me the CT scans - didn't understand them, but got the impression my lungs were alike Swiss Emmental cheese, with the clots being the cheese and the airways restricted to the holes in the cheese; I'd been breathing rapidly like a small dog for a couple of weeks.. The senior consultant came in, stood on far side of room, and looked at me expressionless: I read that look as "how on earth did he survive *that*???" (Same consultant's first idea was to suspect fluid on the lungs and attempt to drain it.. happily his junior suggested PE; not good to have a large puncture wound once heavy blood thinning regime starts - there would be a lot of leaking..) PE symptoms often include a hot/inflamed/swollen lower leg/shin.. get to the doctor/hospital quickly at that point; 25% die without noting any symptom.
My dad had a PE so bad. It was around his trachea. The young Dr showing me was almost in tears, eyes glistening. Thot dad would die in next few days. He never had any pain or breathing issue from it, he simply collapsed one day and they figured it out in the ER. He lived symptom free for another 7 mos till he succumbed to his severe dementia (stopped eating). Only good part of his dementia. He didn’t know every hour was potentially his last (yes he was on blood thinner till he quit taking his pills, about a month before he died and there was NO way you were getting them in him, any of them. We had to use a sedative patch on him even).
I also had major leg cramps at night and ended up full of blood clots. They were shocked I didn’t die from the massive dvt and pulmonary embolisms - I much has continued for the last four years (all blood thinners have failed me more than once). The best diagnosis all the specialists I saw was “bad luck”. 🤷♀️ I have recently started to have leg cramps in my dvt leg, but have recently started a calcium channel blocker - not sure which I should be worried about. 🤷♀️ This is a great video and helps me understand what might be going on. So grateful for the insight.
Also had saddle PE. No pain, just lightheadedness when exerting myself. Also anemic at hospitalization.
I was so glad to hear you say Cipro causes leg cramps. My doctor said there was no way that's what caused the pain and swelling in the back of my knees and the severe cramps in my feet and legs. I knew that was it! I wound up in the hospital with severely depleted potassium.
My Dad was put on Cipro. Was only on it for 5 days and snapped his ACL. sitting at the kitchen table. Terrible stuff. Avoid if at all possible.
Can’t trust many those Doctors So many people have problems when they take Cipro & Doctors know it! After a family member took Cipro, often he had terrible pain in his legs that he couldn’t even walk. We had no clue it might be from the Cipro until we saw videos online people talking about similar things happened to them after taking Cipro
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Increased salt intake saved my mum from the 4-5 leg cramps she used to get every morning. Thanks Dr. Berry!
Thank you! I cut back on salt because of swelling in my ankles and have been riddled with foot & leg cramps ever since. Good to know I can eat the salt I crave.
I started having nocturnal leg cramps immediately after giving blood. That was 5 weeks ago. Blood test showed I was low on iron and calcium. I started taking both along with more magnesium. It’s getting better and hope it resolves itself soon.
You should add good salt and a mineral drop
Mine was Dehydration, simple drinking of water more often.
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Poor electrolyte levels will make you dehydrated.
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Drink propel at bedtime. Electrolyte balancer. It has helped me.
Salt
I've never had any physician tell me the possibilities of my leg cramps. You were wonderful! There are numerous things I can try. It was amazing information.
Even when you ask them they don’t tell you
Our medicine is based on the concept "one ill one pill"...
Plain yellow mustard will do the trick. I take 4 teaspoons and chase each one with water. Take a little more if needed. Been doing this for over 30 years. Cramps stop in minutes. I have got leg cramps at work before. There's always a bottle of mustard in my desk drawer. My dad-in-law passed on this secret to me. If you get cramps while you sleep, take four or five teaspoons before you go to bed. It works !!!
Yes mustard does work wonders for the leg & feet cramps.
Great podcast and has given me room to discuss the left sided calf cramps I get when sitting , walking or mountain biking and particularly at night with what I thought was a restless leg syndrome
Same but I have a DVT in my left leg and I didn't start the horrible cramps until after I got my blood clot and their horrible pain I get them after working I do landscaping push mowing and weed eating all day I feel a cramp coming and I hate these things I'm sorry you go through same pain bro
How is your magnesium level?
@@paulao7022 good thanks
I've tried apple cider vinegar and that helps. I can't tell anyone what to do, but apple cider vinegar works pretty good.
Apple cider vinegar has potassium.
ACV or 1/2 tsp.of mustard may help.
Apple cider vinegar does help, also if you add a spoonful of bicarbonate of soda, and replace a couple of brews a day with it, helps with dieting
Potassium pills (one 99 mg tablet) help my leg cramps go away.
@coolramone what kind of potassium pills, like a particular brand?
Thank you so much as I suffer regularly from leg cramps sometimes even in the day. What you said makes sense as I have experienced the effects from many of the cause you mentioned.
Thank you for the prevention advice. I'm 66 yrs and never had leg cramps and have loved walking and was also a naturally swift walker without need for exertion. A couple of injuries over the years have caught up to my knees now. I have to walk more carefully so as not to get sharp knee pain. My calves are rock hard due to bearing the strain and I get regular horrendous cramping there and thigh high too...usually at night. Magnesium tablets help but also, just as a tip to others who feel they have nothing to hand to immediately help...a hot water bottle or a hot shower directed onto the area helps quite fast. I also have one of those plastic shower heads with a flexible tube that fits over a bath tap for more direct targeting of the cramp area. Sometimes I am not even able to undress without causing more pain so I just get under the shower fully dressed! When cramping up I just don't care! The family can tell by the uncontrollable swearing emitted from this elderly lady leaping out of bed and dragging feet, stiff zombie style along the passage to the bathroom.
Your videos are essential, and have helped me to become my own health advocate with my doctors!!!
I suffered for years, jumping out of bed every hour or two to stretch my calf muscles. I tried everything, magnesium, pottasium, salt, etc. Some worked a little, nothing stopped the cramps. I eventually found that if I kept my legs warm the cramps lessened a lot, so I added a blanket to the lower half of my bed and added an electric heated pad into the foot area. I have this on low all night. These two things helped enormously but I still had cramps a couple of nights a week. Something else I do is take K2. My husband was reading Dr Mercola's "Fat for Fuel", somewhere in there he mentions K2 in relation to leg cramps. I haven't read it. Anyway I started K2, I was already taking D3, and noticed within 2-3 days my cramps had gone completely. When I ran out of K2 the cramps came back so I started taking it again.
Patricia Bentley You sound like me. I get hot so usually I hate having anything on my legs at night but I’ve had to wear legwarmers to bed to try to stop the cramping. Sometimes it helps. Do all my salt and stuff plus D3 and K2. Better than it was but still no consistent luck getting rid of them 😢
@@everising4999 Banana before bed
I just cover my legs with a blanket; it works very well and save on electricity which is expensive!
You do a wonderful service for the public. Thank you so much for your help, your integrity.
I have leg cramps every night, I did stop eating salt about 4yrs. Ago. I will try adding it to my diet again. Thank you so much.
I'm so glad I found this. I've been walking a lot and ended up getting lower leg cramps. I'm going to keep walking. I'm going to start consuming salt in moderation.
Thank you doctor, that was very interesting and informative. I am 85 years old and and have been getting some very bad leg and foot cramps lately. I accredited it to me lifting my old 35 pound dog that has recently become unable to get up. I am on statins, blood pressure meds and smoked for years but quit about 30 years ago. I will take your advice and mention this to my family doctor. Again thank you for freely providing a service to the public.
Hope you found a solution. Any luck?
One thing that definitely caused me to have leg and foot cramps and restless legs. Stopping the statin drugs helped.
No joke but did you put your dog in some kind of diet? It's no fun to lift a heavy pet!
Thank you Doc for educating us, I have that cramps in my left leg thigh since June 2021, I went to see my family doctor. I learned more now from your explanation that I never heard from my doctor , I'm a diabetic person. GOD BLESS
Appreciate Dr Berry. I actually got of the bus a stop early. Once I walked the 16 minutes my legs were so sore and heavy. I'll be keeping an eye on diet for the week and see I how I go. Thank you.
I take Zyrtec several times a week for allergies. I will follow your recommendations and stop taking unless absolutely necessary. Thank you for this and other very informative videos!
I'm glad this information for us is readily available to re-watch. I forget as fast as I learn!
Thank you. I have learned so much from your videos and I think knowledge is power to keep us in good health and see the doctors in time for early diagnosis.
I was prescribed Albuterol syrup for a chest congestion and cough, experiencing cramps. Started both legs now on right leg only. Great Vedio🙏
Thank you so much. My sisters and I have a lot of leg cramps. We found that rubbing magnesium oil on our legs really helps. I went on a carnivore diet 3 weeks ago and have noticed that I have far fewer cramps.
I took the statin rovastatin.i was having horrible leg cramps.i even got a text from pharmacy that it could cause muscle cramps.i stopped taking it and it went away.
I glad I watched this video to the end because the last few months I’ve been suffering from leg cramps in strange places down my legs and now I know why. I have lumbar spinal stenosis and now I can share this with my doctor. Thanks for a great video!
Strange places indeed. In my thighs, calves and feet, UNBEARABLE. In muscles I didn't know I had, deep deep in thigh, calf and foot.
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Great information, thank you for sharing. All the Best!
Fascinated by your vid on leg cramp. Ultimately, I still think it is something you are 'prone' due to hereditary, and I don't recognise any of the 'suspect' drugs you mention as applying to myself. I suffer terribly and finally got help from my doctor - quinine sulphate, which I take regularly at night. Wonderful! And not enough salt!! Whoa! I never eat salt except for a packet of crisps in the evening. I shall definitely increase my intake. I am convinced that cramp is familial - My mother suffered dreadfully. I still get cramp on occasion however, especially when I have been lifting and carrying at work and am tired. Oh god, it's awful when it does strike and I even get cramp in my thigh muscles and in the abs below the breast area. My mother used to tell me when leg cramp struck, find a cold floor and get the leg down, immediately! Always worked, but one just can't find a cold floor these days!
Thank you for posting this video, it has actually helped me quite a bit and kinda helped me solve a few issues I was having and I have new energy I didn’t have before and my husband and I are looking into this salt!!
Thanks doc for this video. It was the most informative presentation I found on this subject on all of KZhead. Last night I had cramps in both legs. The pain was excruciating!! I will see my PCP asap.
I started having back problems after I moved into a third floor apartment three and a half years ago. I later learned or figured out that I was walking on cement and hardwood plastic floors just about 24/7. I never had back pain before I moved into this place and am looking to get out ASAP. Neighbors have back problems too. I hope my back will heal up. I have also experienced charlie horses at night in both legs and feet and toes. I have learned to flex my feet to stretch the calf muscles. I tried wearing my tennis shoes to bed too and that seems to help. I believe the floors, in my case, are the cause of these problems I'm having with my back and legs. I take magnesium glycinate and have added avocados for potassium. I'm even sleeping in my Lazy Boy which does help my back. The cheap floors that are in this apartment have not helped my health at all. Thanks Dr. Berry for all your help.
Thank you for this video. I recently suffered severe cramping in the night. I couldn’t even move my legs without extreme cramping. I would have to get up and walk around in the middle of the night until they subside. I was out walking one day when for whatever reason I felt dehydrated, I was near a store. So I went in and bought a bottle of Gatorade.. I noticed there wasn’t any cramping that night. Every night before bed I drink 6 to 8 ounces of Gatorade and cramps are gone.
Can you make a drink for yourself that is like Gatorade without the sugar, with just the electrolytes in it? Just a suggestion. It would be probably cheaper, and better for you without the sugar and artificial stuff in it. 🙏
God bless you. Thanks for sharing this information. You're a legend!
I was surprised and glad to see you hit on this topic Dr. Berry, I have nocturnal leg cramps. Painful, agonizing, close-to-bringing-tears-to-my-eyes type of cramps. It happens sporadically. I suffered a bout recently but prior to that it had to be a year the last time it happened. The cramps can occur anywhere on my legs: quads, hammy's, and calves. Either leg. Sometimes both. My feet thankfully do not cramp. Can anyone else relate to this?
Yes, very similar experiences. I used Theraworx which alleviated cramp pain. I found this video very informative and will follow Dr. BERRY'S advice.
Thank you, and God Bless you and your family.
Great Video Ken , Nice information all around . I get heavy cramps and a ball in my hamstring . Unbearable pain . I know it comes from my L5 and have a disc replacement surgery soon , But your info is helpful and will start the mineral drops as well to help . For others it may help to measure each leg to watch if there loosing muscle . Its a sign of the nerves not passing signals down one side and can be due to a pinched lumbar . B12 i believe for nerve recovery . . good luck everyone and I Know the pain .
It’s not just my legs it’s my ribs very painful thank you doctor very helpful
I have those in my ribs also, and jaw, back, finger/hand, feet /toes and leg cramps. Those on inner thigh are killer. Drinking water, no alcohol, taking Calcium/Magnesium/Zinc with Vitamin D helps. A hot moist towel will stop the cramp until it cools…husband has to keep two hand towels moist, in the microwave, and keep alternating them.
So essential to be in touch across the miles and across the seas to continue in good health! A big thank you!
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Thanks Doc for the info I am currently handicapped I've lost both of my lower limbs below the knees my a year & a half ago only meds I take is Xarelto & I'm just now starting to get leg cramps this video helped me a lot thanks 🙏
Hello Patrick, I wear a prosthesis below the knee. I tried the apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon and 8 ounces of water last night and it made all the difference in my leg cramps in my intact foot. I hope this helps you.
Thanks so much
You nailed it at the end.. I have lumbar stenosis and have cramps when my lower back is inflamed more.. 👍
“Every time I have a bright idea”! 😄🙌🏻 Yes!! Absolutely!!🥰
New medications seem to cause more side effects than what they're supposed to cure.
That’s for sure! 👍
My doc asked if meds are working. I said I didn't know. He said how don't you know. Either they're working or they're not. I said I fell the same so they might not be working OR they are working and I'm suffering from their side effects which are the same symptoms I trying to alleviate. For 5 yrs now they been giving me meds that reportedly have side effects matching my symptoms.
I had an allergic reaction to Lipitor. It caused me to run a low grade fever. I tried 6 different cholesterol meds before finding one where I didn’t have side affects. It was some statin drug. Then I found out that statin meds can cause problems with memory. I thought I was losing my memory. I stopped taking them right away. Now I have to decide which is more important, memory or low cholesterol. Ugh
I suggest that you can get 2 bottles OF SOFLEX BY SCIENCE IN SKIN. you have your cramped muscles sloved.
@@TS-xe9ni Lipitor caused me arm pain. I live in pain so more isn't acceptable, quit taking. Chiropractor told me he has patient that couldn't walk from pain caused by it. As one time I am normal and another high, I'm not that worried about it and am not taking anything for it.
Thank you Doctor Very informative for all of us 👍👍
Great video and very informative thank you very much from Sydney Australia 😊
I have been taking Zyrtec since August for seasonal ragweed allergies and the daily use of this caused me to have severe leg cramps at night. Stopped; the cramps went away instantly. My husband and I have followed your Keto diet for a year and he lost about 20 pounds, and me 5. It also helped with his macular degeneration, stopping it from getting worse. Thank you Dr. Berry!
I started to watch your videos recently and enjoy them a lot. (Also really enjoyed your "Lies" book.) Thanks for your extraordinary work!
Thank you for that great information, I have problem with leg cramps on both legs and your information will help me to explain my Dr. My problem. Thank you.
My potassium level was above 7.0 . I had really bad leg cramps at night. I ended up in the emergency room with other complications. My advice is when you get a blood test make sure you check the potassium. It almost stopped my heart
Thank you so much Dr Berry. Amazing information. I have horrible cramps that wake me up at night and make me cry, that’s how bad they are. I’m going to check your list and see how I can help myself.👍
Lord, in Jesus Name, please help every person below to be healed. Please alleviate their pain & discomfort. And bless Dr. Ken for his wisdom & recommendations.
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Amen!
Margaret Whitmore If you would ever need prayer for anything, Margaret, it would be a privilege to pray for you.
Tina Moncada Thank you, Tina, for the "amen." So kind of you to acknowledge my post as well as all the others.
Carol Dold pray for yourself-you need it.
Just last I had cramps in my shins without having vomited nor diarrhea nor taking lasix. However I did take Ibuprofen which I take frequently and you have helped me tremendously. Thank you! 💙
Ibuprofen not good just saying
I often have cramps in one leg. So did my father and many other elderly people I knew. It was very bad many years ago when I was pregnant. The nurse then gave me some exercises I should do every night before going to bed: ten times up and downs from heel to toe, followed by ten time of squats and last ten times leaning against a door or a wall in order to stretch the lower part of your hind legs. It works and has worked for all of us
I am interested in these exercises but I don’t understand your descriptions. Could you clarify? I understand squats…that’s about it.
Please explain the excercises
Standing, rotate (pivot) from heel to toes and back 10 times; the last one I'm guessing - leaning, facing wall stretch lower legs 10 times to work them before bed?
I was told these same exercises by my osteopath to syretch out the calf muscles. He also suggested sitting on the edge of the bed and slowly touching my toes as I had compressed vertibrae ib lower spine causing years of back pain which he also suspected was involved with the leg oain. Amazingly after about 7/10 days the back pain disappeared and only returns now after over exertion, but has gone again after a nights rest whereas before it was constant.
On clumping salt-when I was growing up my mom put rice grains in the salt shaker to deter clumping.
I keep rice in my salt all the time. Works great !
moisture absorbing
I will be 89 YO next May. Long ago my gramma used to put part of a soda cracker in the salt shaker to absorb moisture. The salt always poured.
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I remember this too!
I am so glad I found your channel. I have been having leg cramp issues for years and never able to figure out why. I was started on cholesterol medication about 6 years ago (first Zocor and recently switched to Crestor because they said it was better for you), because they said I needed to, my levels were only slightly over the normal range. Thinking back on it I think my leg cramps have gotten worse since then. Also I have pretty much eliminated salt from my diet because of it being BAD for us. I am going to try some of the things you suggested, my overall health is good, no BP problems, no diabeties or heart issues. Thank you for the information and they honesty, we need more of that.
This is my first time watching your video and it was very informative. Thanks so very much. I have a question for you Dr. Berry. Why does a person body itches when they sweat? Please answer this for me. I have asked my doctor about this. But he said he haven't heard anything like this before. I told him you may not of heard of it, but this is happening to me.
What is PB?
@@skinnydee1886 sorry that should have been BP for blood pressure.
@@cindyp.9030 Oh...ok I do understand. Thank you 🙏 Btw, very good comment 👍
Trina from Australia thank you for this video on Leg Cramps 👍🇦🇺
Thanks for the info. Have been suffering from severe leg cramps for awhile. Just found out that the cortisone shots I get for my arthritis is causing them. Every time I’d get a shot within a week the cramps were back after 3 weeks they were gone. It takes the potassium from your system. This time I ate lots of things with potassium and within a couple of days they stopped. My Dr did not know this so was telling me to take more magnesium and drink lots of water. That didn’t help. Glad I found out about the potassium.
It is refreshing to hear a Doctor recommend salt, rather than tell us that salt should be reduced. The "salt myth" has been promoted for decades now, it makes me wonder how many medications have been unnecessarily prescribed because a person presents with certain symptoms, that in reality are caused by a salt deficiency. The natural french sea salts are some of the best in my opinion. For me, cramp relates to magnesium. Magnesium tissue salts always work well, mag phos number 8 by Schuessler Tissue Salts is excellent.
Salt is ok but it raises blood pressure.
@@TedraFor for most people it doesn't. That is also a myth.
@@kristinebuell67 For me it does. It can also cause fluid retention as well.
Please go to see and read about Redmond Sea Salt....it is real sea salt..God has placed in this salt,, not just salt..but all the elements the body needs.. all minerals....lowers Blood Pressure because everything the body requires is in it...must read the booklet they have....Wonderful..thank God!!
Nutritional Logic I really doubt many people in the rich countries have salt deficiency 😂 & I wouldn’t trust everything I hear. I’ll just continue to watch my salt intake
Thank You Sooooo much. I truly needed this info. LOVE and GOD BLESS You Sister Chrissy Honolulu Hawai'i United States💙⚘
I have been having leg cramps almost daily daily/nightly for over 6 months now. I have only changed/ added one new medication. Not only leg cramps but they happen in my hands, feet, and arms they are always severe. Thank you for the information. I will try the different ones i didn't know about about and speak to my doctors if I continue to have them.
Did you get your cramping resolved and if so what did you do?
THANK you so much Dr. FOR the information and sharing to us it help me .
Love your vid's. I play them for my family sometimes as background sounds while we're doing projects. Very informative. Thanks for posting.
LOL. WHERE ARE YOU CAROL DOLD FOLLOWERS???
Thanks doc berry ,very interesting
I was diagnosed with diabetes 18 years ago and put on metaformin. Within a couple years my cholesterol was very high and I was prescribed lipator. Within a couple weeks I was waking up in the middle of the night screaming with muscle cramps in my calves. So bad that it felt like pulled muscles the next day. These continued for a week or so. Then I woke up with a urinary tract infection that was a full blown kidney infection by afternoon. 5 days in the hospital on iv antibiotics, where they woke me up to give me the lipator everyday. A week later one of those commercials for lipator came on TV and listed the side effects, one being urinary tract infections, and another being muscle cramps. I then looked up metaformin and found a major side effect to be raising your cholesterol. I stopped taking both immediately. I had never had an urinary tract infection in my 48 years of life, and have not had one in 14 years since. I found diet and exercise a better control for my diabetes which I managed to keep at pre-diabetes or lower levels for the last 14 years. My cholesterol is still a little high (not dangerously)but I refuse to consider going on the meds for it.
Your story is both terrifying and impressive! Well done you for having the willpower to battle diabetes. Best wishes for a long and happy life!
I had an ABI once. The nurse didn't know how to do it. You are supposed to be lying down and she insisted on doing it setting up. Sitting up, it takes more pressure to pump the blood back up through the legs and throws off the index. I tried telling her that she was doing it wrong. Her response was "Well, this is the way that I do it." I complained to the doctor about it when I went in a few days later and they apparently gave her some remedial training on how to do the test.